The Fox Who Ate the Cloud
World Tales

The Fox Who Ate the Cloud

How the Sky Remembered a Little Fox
6 min🇵🇪 Peru5 languages
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The presentation

On a windy Peruvian hill, a hungry little fox mistakes a low white cloud for cheese, and the sky keeps his shape drifting above.

  • Best for ages5 to 10
  • Length6 min
  • OriginPeru
  • Read along5 languages
  • AdsNone, ever
  • OfflineYes, once downloaded
Where this story comes from

The Fox Who Ate the Cloud is a traditional folktale with roots in South America. In Dreamtime Stories it is retold gently for bedtime, with unhurried narration, soft animated artwork and read along text, so children meet a story from another culture while they wind down for sleep.

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Questions about The Fox Who Ate the Cloud

What age is The Fox Who Ate the Cloud for?

The Fox Who Ate the Cloud is a calm bedtime folktale for children aged 5 to 10, narrated gently so it works as part of a wind down routine before sleep.

How long is The Fox Who Ate the Cloud?

The Fox Who Ate the Cloud runs about 6 min, a comfortable length for a single bedtime listen.

What languages is it available in?

The narration and read along text are available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (European and Brazilian), five languages in total, so families can listen and read in their own language.

Does Dreamtime Stories have ads?

No. Dreamtime Stories has no ads and no behavioral advertising. The Fox Who Ate the Cloud plays start to finish with nothing that interrupts a child at bedtime.

Can we listen offline?

Yes. Once a story is downloaded in the Dreamtime Stories app it plays offline, so bedtime works without Wi Fi, on a plane or in the car.

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